this is dateline. the first time i saw her, i thought she was beautiful. we just loved being together, we were always together. our kitchen back door was opened and the glass was broken. i need an ambulance now. my wife, oh my god. it was him who found her. i said i don t know how to handle that. i wish i could ve been there to protect her. a wife murdered, and later, a husband under suspicion. he was such a nice guy that you would ve never guess that he would ve done something like that. you think he faked that burglary and killed his wife? yes. he wanted the house, he wanted her money, and if he divorced her, he would lose everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this could not be happening, i did not kill my wife. but more stunning still was what came after, a mysterious witness with a secret. this is a woman who essentially says i saw the murderer. and it wasn t tom folly. would her story be the ultimate twist? hello and welcome to dateline.
we were always together. our kitchen that door was open. glass was broken. i need an ambulance now. my wife. oh my god. it was him who found her. i don t know how to handle that. i wish i could ve been there to protect her. a wife murdered, and later, a husband under suspicion. he was such a nice guy, that you would ve never guess that he would ve done something like that. you think you fake that burglary and killed his wife? yes. he wanted the house, he wanted her money and if he divorced or he would lose everything. in court, a stunning verdict. this could not be happening, i did not kill my wife. but more stunning still, was would came after. a mysterious witness with a secret. this is a woman who essentially says, i saw the murderer. and it wasn t tom fully, when her story be the ultimate twist? hello and welcome to dateline. it is a mystery people thought they had the answer to, the murder of a well-loved teacher and a close knit town with an
all the sightings were within two hours of dar s murder. it was just one after another, and i was like, what is going on? where with these people before? the judge was about to sentence tom foley to life wanted to hear what these new witnesses have to say. after a year of appeals that way all the way to the state supreme court, tom foley was granted something most people convicted of murder never receive, a second chance. i was walking through the chow hall in prison and somebody said, hey, tom i saw you on the news. really, what s for? well there s a new trial. news of a new trial didn t change the lives of dar s family. they remain convinced not only that did tom kill dar, he did so on the day of his son s tenth birthday celebration. is tom cold-blooded enough to do something like that to his kids? yes, yes.
we re with these people before? the judge was about to sentence tom foley to life, wanted to hear what these new witnesses have to say. after a year of appeals that way all the way to the state supreme court, tom foley was granted something most people convicted of murder never received, a second chance. i was walking through the town hall in prison and somebody said, hey, tom i saw the news, what s for? well their news of a new trial didn t change the lives of dar s family. they remain convinced not only did tom kill dar, he did so on the day of his son s tenth birthday celebration. is tom cold-blooded enough to do something like that to his kids? yes, yes. i think there s evil in him.
i was walking through the chow hall in prison, and somebody said, hey, tom, i saw you on the news. i said, really? what for? they gave you a new trial. i said, what? news of a new trial didn t change the minds of dar s family. they remained convinced not only did tom kill dar, he did so on the day of his son s tenth birthday celebration. you think tom s cold-blooded enough to do something like that to his kid? yes. yes. i think there s evil in him. prosecutor terri norris agreed. who killed dar foley? tom foley. there is nobody else. a year and a half after tom foley s conviction, both sides filed back into the courthouse to once again determine tom s fate. circuit court is again in session. as before, the state opened its case with the crime scene analysts. what is it that you found in the basement? on the yellow dunham s bag